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Daily Journal of Commerce
$24M apartments will house homeless seniors downtown
March 14, 2007
Plymouth Housing Group will hold a ceremony at 10 a.m. Thursday to celebrate construction of the 95-unit
Langdon and Anne Simons Senior Apartments in Belltown.
The $24 million supportive housing project for homeless seniors started construction last fall
at Third Avenue and Blanchard Street. It has since been named for Lang and Anne Simons in recognition
of their longtime support of Plymouth Housing Group and their contributions to the downtown community,
Plymouth said in a press release.
The event will be at the construction site and will include remarks by Mayor Greg Nickels.
When completed at the end of the year, the apartments will provide permanent housing for homeless
seniors. Twenty apartments will be reserved for homeless veterans, and 20 for homeless people who
frequently use emergency services. The remainder will be occupied by seniors on Plymouth's waiting list for housing.
All units will be adaptable for full handicap and wheelchair accessibility.
"We believe that this building will provide a model for meeting the needs of this particularly
vulnerable demographic within the homeless population," Plymouth Executive Director Paul Lambros said in the release.
This the fourth and final project in Plymouth's $52 million Building Hope Capital Campaign.
Private funding came from foundations, corporations, and individuals. Plymouth also received public
funding from Seattle, King County and the state, as well as low-income housing tax credits through
the Washington State Housing Finance Commission.
The project development team includes SMR Architects, Marpac Construction, and Williams & Associates.
Plymouth owns and manages 12 buildings in Seattle, 10 of which are downtown.
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